Doctor of Philosophy in History at Florida International University

Programme overview

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History offers students opportunities to take courses and gain expertise on Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, the United States, Europe, and Asia. The program is the nation’s first and most experienced doctoral program centering Atlantic histories, offering innovative cross-regional and comparative perspectives and training from pre-colonial times to the modern era. It includes the study of fundamental exchanges of peoples, technologies, and ideas that have defined and challenged communities across wide spans of time and space.

Faculty: Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Duration: 5 years (75 credits) | Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 75 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admissions Requirements for the PhD in History Admission into the PhD program takes place once a year for entry in the Fall semester. Students with a BA are eligible to apply, but they must have at least 12 credit hours (on the basis of 3-credit courses) in upper-division undergraduate courses in the discipline of history. Prospective students who already hold an MA in a cogent field must also meet those requirements. Applicants should prepare all application materials in time for the Department of History and the Office of Graduate Admissions to receive them no later than December 1 for the following academic year’s fall admissions. Applicants are usually notified of the department’s recommendation regarding their application no later than March 15. Every applicant must complete an application form and pay the application fee to the Office of Graduate Admissions. The online application

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Domestic doctoral deadlines: Fall February 15; Spring August 1; Summer December 1. Programme deadlines may be earlier. The graduate application fee is $30.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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